The National tribune., 1887-08-18
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr. Amor Smith, Mayor of Cincinnati, was
quietly married TO Miss Ida Sennett on Aug
Is. The bride is 80 years old. She was pop
ular clerk la dry-goOds store.--The Pacific
Railroad Investigating Commission on Aug u
flied a petition in the United States Circuit
Court at San Francisco, asking that AN order
be issued compelling Leland Stanford TO show
cause why he should not be compelled to an-
swer certain questions.-The California State
Democratic Club has appointed a Committee Of
Seven 10 consult with the State aud city au-
thorities with view TO extending a formal
invitation 10 President Cleveland 10 visit Cali
fornia--Mr. III. w. Grady, of Atlanta, and
Senator Coiquitt. of Georgia presented the
President with the formal invitation of the
Piedmont Exposition Company last week. IL
rs unique and striking piece Of work. made of
four leaves OF Georgia gold. about the size OF a
limo book, bound with clasps Of Georgia silver,
and each clasp set with Georgia diamond.
The invitation is Enclosed In box inlaid with
&C. samples of Georgia wood, polished and
Joined with exceeding skill. The box is i'm
bedd.-d IN block of Georgia marble of every
shade from black 80 white. ON the cover leaf
of the invitation is an engraved portrait Of the
President and Mira. Cleveland, the monogram
of the Piedmont Exposition and picture Of
the club house of the Piedmont Driving Club.
On the second leaf is the invitation, cut into
the gold. On the third page Is the invitation
of the driving club. On the fourth, or last
cover page, is engraved a picture of the main
building of the Piedmont EXpositiOn.-The
following dispatch from the Marquis of Sails
bury, Minister of Foreign affairs, 10 the Brit
ash Ambassador, has been transmitted 10 Mr..
Erastus WIman, of New York, Chairman OF
the Queens Jubilee Committee: 81 have 70.
ceived and laid before the Queen your dispatch
mo. % OF the 9th of june, in which you in,
close am address TO her Majesty from the Brit
ish residents of New York on the occasion o.
her Majesty Jubilee. 1 am now commanded
20 request you 10 express the Queens sincers
thanks for the loyalty aud attachment 20 he
Maiesty's person which are manifested IN thu
address. aud 10 convey 10 the British cOm
munity al New York the Queens best wishe
for their welfare aud pnosperify."-
Mrs Wilbur Il. Storey. widow OF the late edtO
of the Chicago Times. has been invited 90 fur
nish an OIL portrait Of her husband for th
House OF Representatives at Washington, an,
will paint il herseiE jas q. Flood, Presi
dent OF the Nevada Bank continues i'll. Hi
physicians do not state the exact nature of hi
ailmcut. but have recommended a change O
scene and climate IL is expected that If abb
ne will leave for Carlsbad, Germany, this week
United States Senator Riddleberger was o
the AZ inst. committed TO jail and fined SIS b
judge Newman Tor contempt of court. pla
card WAS paraded on the streets redectin
on the judge in a case ia which Senator Rid
dieberger WAS interested. lie was release
the next night by d mob. The iailOr made bu
little resistance Alphonse King the waite
walking Frcnchman rode a water bicycle acrO'
Niagara River on Aug. ID he made the tri
nniulured.